City Chat highlights and town notes from December
Probate Court set for next Tuesday. Colonial club hosts ladies night. G G Deering yard launches today. Christmas ads begin in next Independent. Democrats plan for next month actions. Yarmouth Morse hoops open season. Morse Brothers ship big sticks to Chelsea. Street railway talks to council next Wednesday. Richmond houses bank burglary reports. Trippe destroyer launching December 20 with sponsor unnamed. Merchants prep holiday trade. local stocks praised. Solar Lodge Masons meet Monday with officer reports. Bath car noted as regular line vehicle. Snow covers ground for first time this year. People's Savings Bank closing shocks customers. Bath merchants and young business club push for local trade. Bath Iron Works frames for Maine Central propelling steamer. ready by June. Blacksmiths see little ice season. forecast ice storm could help. Portland steamer wreck anniversary recalls 12 years hence. coast fog and rain replace past heavy snow.
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Richmond
Bowdoinham
Trippe
Solar Lodge of Masons
Bath
People’s Savings Bank
Bath Merchants’ Association
Bath Iron Works
Maine Central Railroad
Bcy
Portland
Perhaps her missing son found after ten years in London hospital
Mrs Dora Hill Curtis of Bowdoin believes a sick unknown American in Hyde Park Hospital London is her son George Hill. She cites a clipping from a fellow out of state and has asked hospital authorities for details.
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Dora Hill Curtis
Bowdoin
Hyde Park Hospital
London
Thames
Bennett-Moulton Company Opens at Dreamland Theatre
The Bennett-Moulton Company begins a week at Dreamland Theatre next Monday with the show A Daughter of the People. The troupe marks thirty years in business and promises updated scenery costumes and a metropolitan production.
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Bennett-Moulton Company
Dreamland Theatre
Times
Bank Doors Close at People's Safe Deposit Bank Solvent but Suspect
State Bank Examiner William B. Skelton ordered the People's Safe Deposit and Savings Bank closed pending a hearing set for December 27. He said the bank is believed solvent but that ongoing withdrawals could force losses and harm depositors. President Seth T. Snipe and Treasurer Oscar C. Rogers headed a board of trustees including D. Howard Spear, Christopher O. Carter, Fred C. Cox, Frank H. Percy, Harry B. Sawyer, and F. Randall Leonard.
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People’s Safe Deposit and Savings Bank
Wiliam B. Skelton
Lewiston
A. R. Savage
Skeleton
Skelton
Seth T. Snipe
Oscar C. Rogers
D. Howard Spear
Christopher O. Carter
Fred C. Cox
Frank H. Percy
Harry B. Sawyer
FE. Randall Leonard
Postmaster Cook Dies At Winnegance Age 69
John L. Cook longtime postmaster of Winnegance dies at his home above the local post office and store He was a Civil War veteran Mason and Knight Templar Born in Massachusetts he lived in New Hampshire Florida and Bath before settling near Winnegance He built a larger store and operated the postmastership with living quarters His wife died months earlier and he grew frail The funeral was led by Rev N B Cook with Masonic rites The interment was at Oak Grove cemetery. Later Bath youths form an association to promote Bath interests electing N Gratz Jackson president and officers with a rail of local business leaders The group mirrors the earlier Young Men's Business club and Bath Board of Trade lineage.
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John L. Cook
Winnegance
Mr. Cook
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Winneganee
Althoug
Florida
Bath
William Alden Perry
Cook
Don F. Cook
Keene
N. H
N. B. Cook
Beacon Street
N. Gratz Jackson
William A. Furber
Robert B. Hatch
Arthur K. Purington
Arthur W. HH. Rand
Merton O. Webber
Elmer F. Campbell
John J. Desmond
Sewall W. Percy
Young Men's Business Club
John O. Patten
E. M. Fuller
Bath Board of Trade
Stiles Young Jackson Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs Stiles Young Jackson oldest married couple in Wiscasset marked their golden wedding anniversary at their High Street home on Tuesday. Jackson, once a seaman, later worked on Bath built vessels and is father of N Gratz Jackson of this city.
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Stiles Young Jackson
Wiscasset
High Street
Jackson
Bath
Mrs. Jackson
N. Gratz Jackson
Winds Disrupt Fishing Trade And Local Socials In Pine Islands
Mrs Mabel Conners and her children Ida and Gladys visit in Portland while Lenora Knight and Carolyn Stevens leave for school after Thanksgiving. Lobster fishermen form a new union to stop short lobsters amid bad winds. Mrs Ida Rowe heads to Portland to rejoin Eastman Bros and Bancroft. Mrs Lester Lewis and son Fenton visit Brunswick where her husband works for New England Telephone. George Beal is in feeble health. A social dance at Rowe's Hall with music by Henry Tarbox and Carrie Hagan. Anne Kimball substitutes at Peoples Baptist Church as organist Mrs Mary Duncan is absent. Ethel Curran visits Freeport.
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Mabel Conners
Ida
Gladys
Portland
Lenora Knight
Carolyn Stevens
Southport Union
Ida Rowe
Eastman Bros
Bancroft
Lester Lewis
Fenton
Brunswick
New England Telephone Co
George Beal
Rowe's Hall
Henry Tarbox
Carrie Hagan
Anne Kimball
People’s Baptist Church
Mary F. Duncan
Ethel Curran
Freeport
Concert of Nations Thrills North Street Church Audience
The North Street Baptist Church overflowed with a unique Concert of Nations on Wednesday. Miss Edwards of Boston stood out with a rich voice and charming presence, Bant Hanson impressed, Sousa's Band led by Mrs. Norton added novelty, and praise went to conductor Mr. Littlefield and pianist Arthur Norton. The second item notes the Saga dahoe Agricultural and Horticultural Society annual meeting next Monday at Town Hall Brunswick with George R. Tedford of Topsham seeking presidency.
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North Street Baptist Church
Miss Edwards
Boston
Lockhart
Bant Hanson
Hanson
Sousa
Charles Norton
Mr. Littlefield
Arthur Norton
The
Sagadahoe Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Brunswick
George R. Tedford
Topsham
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Town Building
Dec
Tor Am
John F Barker
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Probate
Colonial Club
G. G. Deering Company
Yarmouth
Morse High
Morse Brothers
Sea King
Chelsea
Mrs. Curtis
Man Pound
J. L. Cook
Pine Tree State
Pine Islands
State of Ohio
Toledo
Ss. Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Seal
Maine
Bennett-Moulton Dramatic Co
Scribner's
Walter S$, Russell
Centre Street
Rdothes
B. G. Potter & CO
Sagadahoc
Woolwich
Swett’s
Thompson Bros
Wight
Conley’s Specialty Store
Walter O. Parker
Forest Mills
Parker's
Walter O Parker
Centre St
Aramede
Washington Street
Yale
Toton
Wingegance
Telatas
Vine Street
Law
Peerless Casualty Co
H.T. Stevens
Bath Trust Co
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